At the respective houses of late Chairman of the Councilof Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988) and late PM Vo VanKiet (1922 – 2008) in District 3, PM Chinh expressed his gratitude for theirsignificant contributions to the country’s cause of national construction and protection.
Comrade Pham Hung joined the youth movement at the age of 16 and twoyears later became one of the first members of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)in the South. Later, he served as a member of the Party Central Committee andthe Politburo for several successive tenures. In June 1987, the NationalAssembly chose him as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Comrade Vo Van Kiet started participating in revolutionaryactivities at the age of 16. During his life he went on to serve in manyimportant positions in both the Party and Government. At the 6th National PartyCongress, Kiet's ideas and proposals regarding promoting agriculturalproduction and goods production were included into the congress' document,contributing to formulating the Party's Doi Moi (renewal) policy, opening up aperiod of strong and stable development of the country.
At the house of late PM Phan Van Khai (1933 – 2018) in CuChi district, PM Chinh stressed that as the head of the government, then PM Khai had made manyimportant contributions to Vietnam’s reform of legal institutions and integration,especially in economy.
Comrade Phan Van Khai joined the revolution in 1947 and the CPV onJuly 15, 1959. He was a member of the CPV Central Committee and Politburomember in many consecutive tenures and the PM from 1997 to 2006. Throughout 70years of revolutionary activities, he made great contributions to therevolutionary cause of the CPV and the nation./.